penturban
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to or located in penturbia.
Example Sentences
- "Lessinger Waxed ecotopian about his penturban world: "the genius of the Caring Conserver thrives in the intimacy of small, rural areas where people call each other by their first names, within jogging distance of forests, mountains, and rivers ... and where creative, artistic, do-it-yourself projects of all kinds ... win prestige from the community.""
- "Despite the benefits, penturban living is not for every company."
- "Good schools, low crime rates, clean air, ample recreational facilities and short, traffic-free commutes are assets usually cited by penturban business recruiters."
- "Penturban land is still available at bargain prices, so middle-income families can often afford to live on two- to five-acre sites. To the caring conserver, the old buildings in penturban towns are neither unattractive nor useless, but rich in nostalgia and generally less expensive than new construction."
Etymology
From penturbia + -an.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more penturban (comparative)
most penturban (superlative)